Contract Manager - Essex

We are an award winning commercial landscapers since 1973 and are growing rapidly. As a result we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, driven, experienced and committed Contract Manager to manage our commercial grounds maintenance work in the South East area. We are offering a competitive salary, semi-annual bonuses, company stock options, company pension and other benefits.

Contract Manager - Roles and responsibilities: The Contract Manager is at the heart of Ground Control's business. The role is divided into two key components: delivering consistent maintenance service and acquiring and managing additional business. A Contract Manager's management of his Field Teams and directly employed staff will be a critical success factor to delivering maintenance work on-time to the specified standard. Key responsibilities will be: Training Field Teams in "Ways of Working" and expected quality standards Daily quality monitoring of Field Teams' work Performance Management Recruiting new Field Teams Direct management of Directly Employed Staff Effective customer and client relationships Providing management reports

The second key component of the role is ability to price, sell, and manage landscaping work. These works may either be additional work required on sites currently maintained by Ground Control or large landscaping projects implemented as part of a construction project. In order to sell these works, the Contract Manager will have to develop successful working relationships with local client decision-makers: Accurately price new maintenance sites under tender Identify, price and supervise additional works on existing maintenance sites

Our ideal Contract Manager will be a proven Manager looking to progress in an exciting, forward thinking company. The candidate will ideally have had some, but not necessarily all, of the following experiences before joining: Two to three year's practical work experience ("on the tools") in landscaping or grounds maintenance Two to three year's management experience Further education, ideally in Horticulture Entrepreneurial experience running his/her own businessLink megjelenítése" width="0" height="0" />